At the Same Moment Around the World, by Clotilde Perrin
I have to say, I’m not really sure what to make of this book. As background, I grew up in a big and diverse city. The worst overt racism I remember experiencing is when the Japanese boy at school made...
View ArticleThe Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, written and illustrated by Hugh Lofting
We’re back! At least, I’m back…after a long hiatus that can only be explained by the fact that having a full-time job is, in fact, a full-time job, and especially so when you occasionally have to work...
View ArticleFifteen Animals, written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton
This is not so much a book review as it is a story of how our second child nearly got named “Bob”. But before I get into that, let me just express genuine surprise that neither Vicky nor I have ever...
View ArticleWhen I woke up I was a hippopotamus, written by Tom MacRae and illustrated by...
When I woke up I was a Hippopotamus! Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed. Honestly, doesn’t everyone have mornings...
View ArticleLooking for a Moose, written by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Randy Cecil
Have you ever seen a moose? More importantly, do you want to see a moose? Did you know that moose have long legs, branchy antlers, and bulgy noses? And, finally, did you know that they are nearly...
View ArticleMeet me at the moon, written and illustrated by Gianna Marino
One day, I realized that our son (about two years old) had emotional depth. That was the day I read this story to him. The interesting thing about babies/toddlers is that they display their emotions...
View ArticleDucks Don’t Wear Socks, by John Nedwidek, illustrated by Lee White
This was another random pick off of the library shelves. We were rushing to leave before the baby turned into a pumpkin (you know…the whiny crabby kind) and I grabbed this off of the top of the stack....
View ArticleThe Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han
This is a random YA read that I picked up, because I like to read YA when I’m brain dead. And, well, with a toddler and an infant who wants to nurse every two hours…I’ve been brain dead. And looking...
View ArticleUp From Jericho Tel, by E. L. Konigsburg
E.L. Konigsburg is something of a mystery to me (as an author, that is. As a person she is utterly unknown to me), despite my having read many of her books, one of which I have even blogged about,...
View ArticleThank you, Beverly Cleary (1916-2021)
In a year capped with innumerable losses, this one hurt less. After all, Beverly Cleary was 104 (104!!!) when she passed away three days ago on March 25th. The cause of her death is being reported as...
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